PXL THIS is the oldest annual video festival featuring shorts madce with the Fisher-Price toy camera: PXL 2000. For more information please send a S.A.S.E. to Clap Off They Glass 2427 1/2 Glyndon Ave, Venice CA 90291 This 2 hour program includes shorts from PXL THIS 1 & 2 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
GOD'S LITTLE SOLDIERS (Lance Wagner 16m) Stunning documentary on the anti-choice movement PHILOSOPHER'S UNION MEMBER'S MOUTHPIECE #15 (Emma Elizabeth Downing 6m) tENTATIVELY a cONVENIENCE's talking heads mega-project excerpt, tent PO Box382, Baltimore MD 21203 WARHOL MACHINE (Spike Stewart, 4m) Funky music video with Richard Crowley and hip-hoppers Rolla Boyz DUALITIES (Tom Richards & Marta 6 m) Intriguing look at a stripper-performance artist THE THUNDER (Tom Richards & Marta 4m) Lydia Lunch recites ancient Gnostic Egyptian writings. You may contact Tom Richards & Marta c/o 409 Bouny St, New Orleans LA 70114 GLASS JAW (Michael O'Reilly 17m) Humorous award-winning short on the nature of death & the politics of the health-care system WE'LL WAIT (Lance Wagner 6m) Ideas on child birth from a fetus's point of view HOT MEDIA BAROQUE SPIRAL (Gerald Fialka 8m) Whoopsy-daisy theory of history via McLuhan doing Elmer Fudd Ernie Kovac style with guest appearences by very special folks. THE PAT ROBERTSON STORY (Mr. Bubble 8m) Gumby stars in a docudrama on the sexual exploits of the depraved minister MY DEAD NEIGHBOR RAY (Paul Zelman 4m) A heartfelt piece on a friend THE PERFECT PURPLE TALKING BRIDE (Melissa & Matt Jasper 5m) Excerpt from a provocative, poetic portrait DWIGHT'S PASTRY (Joseph Frank 4m) Graphic depiction of alcoholism and the pastry industry DANGEROUSEXCHANGE (bang!manifesto 7m) Zeitgeist of an art installation by D-J Etzen and company PHILOSOPHER'S UNION MEMBER'S MOUTHPIECE #18 (Casandra Von Rinteln-Hambleton 6m) another stimulating dialogue PIERCING (Paul Bacca 6m) A sharp look at the resurgence of body piercing GUITAR DISCARNATE (Michael Dunnigan & Gerry Fialka 12m) Frippertronic-like music with mobile man Ray-o-gramic visuals And one more minute of PIERCING-not for the squeamish "It is vital that the camera should become a pen and that everyone should be able to express themselves through this visual medium. Film will become art when it's material are as inexpensive as pencil and paper." -JEAN COCTEAU
The Toy Camera Film Festival (Fisher Price PXL 2000 - Pixelvision) celebrated its 20th year in 2010 with an eclectic program of short films from award-winning experimental filmmakers, children, homeless and Hollywood professionals. http://www.laughtears.com/PXL-THIS-20.html features Pixelvision films made with the Fisher-Price PXL-2000 camcorder. PXL THIS, the second oldest film festival in LA, celebrates visionary moving image artists from 4-years-olds to professionals. More info: Gerry Fialka pfsuzy@aol.com 310-306-7330 Bio - http://www.laughtears.com/bio.html and http://www.laughtears.com/ Deadline for entry every year is Oct 22, send dvd to PXL THIS 2427 1/2 Glyndon Av, Venice CA 90291, no entry fee For PXL THIS websites visit: http://pxl2000.blogspot.com/ and http://sites.google.com/site/pxlthis/ and http://www.youtube.com/user/pxlthis